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REPORT OF TWO CASES

JOHN J. SHEA, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;11(6):736-741.

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Angiomas of the nose and pharynx are classified according to the type of basic cell and the variety of vessels contained. Such a tumor may be classified either as a hemangioma (blood vessels) or as a lymph angioma (lymph vessels.) The framework is usually endothelial, though it may be lymphoid.

These tumors arise from the most vascular region of the nose, having their attachment to the mucous membrane in the region of the nasopalatine foramen. Here the internal maxillary divides into its terminal branches, which offers a wonderful opportunity for a blood vessel tumor. The two cases here reported are typical examples, one being a hemangioma and the other a lymphangioma, the basic cells being endothelial in both cases.

Sharp and Hansmann,¹ reported a case of capillary hemangioendothelioma of the nose and reviewed the literature. The patient was from the Iowa University Hospital, from the service of Dr. L. W. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MEMPHIS, TENN.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Jan. 31, 1930.

Read before the Southern Section of the Tri-Ological, Roanoke, Va., Jan. 18, 1930.

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